Updated HMDA resources for data collected in 2017 and 2018

As we have previously discussed, on October 15, 2015, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a final rule amending Regulation C, which implements the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA), requiring certain data on mortgage applications and loans to be collected in 2017 by “Covered Institutions.” The 2017 HMDA institutional chartprovides guidance on how to determine whether an institution is covered by Regulation C in 2017.

We also reported on various resources available for HMDA filers. Recently, the “Resources for HMDA Filers” webpage has been updated and is accessible here. As you will see, the 2017 Loan/Application Register (LAR) Formatting Tool has been released. It appears that the focus is lenders with small loan volumes of covered loans and applications, as the Tool is based on Microsoft Excel. In addition, please note that the Filing Instructions Guide for data collected in 2017 is still the July 2016 guide, but the Filing Instructions Guide for 2018 is updated to a January 2017 guide.

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